A rare performance in the NBA. French prodigy Victor Wembanyama scored a triple-double with 27 points, 14 rebounds and above all 10 blocks, to help the San Antonio Spurs crush the Raptors 122 to 99 on Monday in Toronto.
Aged 20, he is only the fourth “rookie” (beginner) in NBA history to achieve such a performance, the first in 34 years, according to several statistical sites. The triple-double, the symbol for a basketball player of a complete and high-class match, is achieved by obtaining more than ten units in three statistical areas, most often points, rebounds and assists.
End of series after 7 defeats for Spurs
Wembanyama became the 5th youngest player to achieve it in the NBA on January 10 against Detroit (16 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists). Doing it with more than ten blocks is much rarer, and has only been achieved by around thirty players in the history of the league. The last one validated in the NBA dated January 2021.
One of the great specialists was Spurs pivot David Robinson, of whom Wembanyama is the direct heir in the Texan franchise. Robinson was the last “rookie” to have validated such a performance in 1990, before totaling nine at the end of his career.
Visibly out of breath in recent weeks, Wembanyama experienced a spectacular recovery on Monday, like his dunks and blocks which disgusted Toronto, he who finished as the match’s top scorer. Leading from start to finish of the match, the Spurs ended a series of seven defeats in style. They remain last in the Western Conference despite their 11th victory (43 losses).
Original article published on RMC Sport
2024-02-13 05:14:09
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